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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1971
Page
1
Decatur Daily staff writer Linda Parham chronicles her first beauty contest experience. The report recalls the tiring hectic tense moments and the rush of the Miss Spirit of America event, balanced by the fun and lasting memories.
A Decatur contestant recalls filming for Spirit of America publicity and a later rehearsal at Point Mallard stage. At twenty she felt old among many 18 and 19 year olds and endured hours of practice with little audience before the contest day.
Typhoon Harriet curbed some Indochina bombing, yet eight B52s at 30 000 feet pounded suspected North Vietnamese depots and rocket sites in the northern South Vietnam for a seventh straight day. Six Stratofortresses hit the A Shau valley west and three struck near the DMZ north of Fire Base Fuller as Harriet moved inland toward Vinh.
Louis Armstrong known as Satchmo dies at his Queens residence at age 71. Cause listed as heart failure after liver and kidney ailments weakened his heart. Armstrong spent recent weeks hospitalized following a Waldorf engagement and earlier faced a New Orleans home life and a youthful incident.
Washington Sen. Robert J. Dole said the 1972 Republican National Convention will run August 21 to 24, likely in Miami Beach or San Diego. Washington Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co raised its prime rate to 6 percent from 5 percent, with industry analysts expecting others to follow.
On this date in 1944, a Hartford Connecticut circus tent fire killed 168 people. The notice appears in a historical calendar listing across sections such as obituaries and sports.
John Forbes Kerry, portrayed as a poised future leader, recalls early ties to Kennedy figures in Newport R.I. and St Pauls and Yale. His Navy service includes a Silver Star and three Purple Hearts. The profile casts him as establishment yet hints at political ambitions brewing beyond Vietnam protest circles.
White House adviser Henry Kissinger arrived in New Delhi amid small protests over U S arms shipments to Pakistan. Police blocked demonstrators near the airport. Kissinger planned meetings with Indira Gandhi and Swaran Singh. He travels to Pakistan Thursday as diplomatic tension rises.
The New York Times reports in its seventh Pentagon Papers installment that former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara advocated a radical plan to reduce U S involvement in Vietnam well before President Lyndon B Johnson signaled any move.
Tests of live television drones for continuous air surveillance of the Suez Canal are under way along the California coast by the U S Air Force. Unmanned craft launched from planes transmit aerial views to ground observers and could relay Canal activity to Washington via satellite.
Alabama 18 to 20 year olds who registered for federal elections before the 26th Amendment must re register to vote in all elections. Secretary of State Mabel Amos directed officials to re register in state county municipal and federal contests, noting federal registration alone will not cover other elections.
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